Mail-box support.



H. J. HANSON.

MAIL BOX SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION PILED MAY 17, 1909.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

UNITED STATES HANS J'. HANSON, OF LI'I'CHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA.

MAIL-BOX SUPPORT.

Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 17, 1909. Serial No. 496,554.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, I'IANS J. HANSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Litchville, in the County of Barnes and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-BoxSupports, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to improvenents in mail box supports, and theleading object of my invention is the provision of a simple, cheap anddurable device for supporting mail boxes which will retain the boxfirmly Iijn position and may be adjusted to fit any Another object of nyinvention is the provision of a device of this charaeter'which can bereadilv applied to the box and which is capable of vertical adjustmentto correspond to the desires of the carrier.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novclfeatures of Construction and combination and ari-angement of partssubstantially as disclosed herein and as illustrated in the aecompanyingdrawings.

F igure 1, represents a plan view of my support with a box in position,part ot' the I post being shown in section. represents an end plan Viewof the support with i a box applied in position, and, Fig. 3, representsa perspective View of the adjustable portion of the support and the boxgrasping i means.

In the drawings: the numeral 1, desigi '2, of sufticiently smalldiameter to move freely in the inside of the tube 1, and to limit saidsliding motion, I provide the screw 3, having its shank engaged in a'threaded socket 4- in the post 1, said screw being adapted when turnedto move inward in the socket and have its end engage the tube 2 and holdit in adjusted position.

The tube 2 consists ot' the upright leg 5 fitting in the post 1, and theleg G bent at right angles thereto, and said leg (i is'provided withopening-s in its sides through which are passed the threaded euds of theangular hooks or clamping members 7, said hooks being held in place bymeans of the nuts 8, which engage the threaded ends thereof.

The clamping members 7, consist of a I horizontal portion having athreaded end and an upright portion for engaging the mail box, and saidupright portion may be straight or the uppcr end thereof nay be bentinward to form a hook on the end thereof In operation, I first firmlyset the post 1, in the ground, and then insert the tube 2 in the upperend thereof and after setting it down till the leg 6 is at the desiredheight, I tighten the screw 3 till it engages the tube and holds itsecurely in position. I then set a mail box on the leg 6 and turn thehooks 7 till their upright portions are in a S I force them into firmengagement with the sides of the box, thus looking it securely in place.

It Will be understood that my device will hold any box having verticalside walls securely in position, but to insure the best results Ipre't'erably provide the box with recesses in its sides in which theclan'ping members will eng-age, and with this species of box I also bendthe upper ends ot' the hooks inward to still more firnly engage and holdthe box.

From the foregoing description taken in 5 connection with the drawingsthe operation and advantages of my device will be readily understood,and it will be seen that I provide a mail box support of simple, cheapand durable Construction which can be adjusted to fit any ordinary box,and which can be vertically adjusted to satisfy the users i thereof.

; It will be understood that while the support is particularly adaptedfor .use in rural i delivery, it may be .used 'for any purpose where itwould perform the desired function.

I claim:

1. A .mail box support, comprising a tubular post, an angular rodmounted thereiu, means t'or adjustably securing the rod in the post, andalternately disposed clamps sei cured to the outer end of the rod forsecuring' the mail box thereon.

2. In a device of the character described, i the combination with asupporting rod having a horizontally disposed arm with passages formedtherein, ot' C'lullps pas-sing through said passages and having theirclamping ends alternately projecting from the arm on opposite sidesthereo't'.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of an ngular:djt'stable i i l i r t r i I Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

vertical plane and then by turning the nuts llU su' port, and clampsr'emo'vably ami adjustab y ecured to the end of the support and projetqgalternately from opposte 'sides thereof.

4:. In a device of the character described, the combinatien with atubular post, of a vertically adjustable angular rod 'Secured theren,clamps passing through the outer end of the rod, and means engagng thefree ends of the clamps and bearrg against the rod for securng theclamps n engagem'ent with the sdes Of the mail box. I

5. In a devce of the character described, the combinat-on of a tuhula:post, an angueeeear lar support adjustably'seeured theren having aseries of openings formed in its outer end, clamps having screw threadedends passed through said openngs from alternate sdes of the rod, andmeans engagng said threaded ends and hearing against the support forforcng the clamps into engagement With the sides of the mailbox. I

`In testmony Whereof I afix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HANS J. HANSON. witnesses:

H. O.. HANS N, MARIUB HANSON.,

